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13 Feb 2013, 7:42 am

i heard the words "maybe you should step up to the plate" tonight on TV, and i tried to calculate what the genesis of that saying (which i know the meaning of (it means accept responsibility)) was. i calculated that it was derived from the fact that criminals that were about to be hung had to step on to the trapdoor that was opened to let them fall to their demise. maybe that trapdoor was known as a "plate" in those days. i will try to find out whether i am right tomorrow because for now i do not care.



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13 Feb 2013, 8:29 am

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i heard the words "maybe you should step up to the plate" tonight on TV, and i tried to calculate what the genesis of that saying (which i know the meaning of (it means accept responsibility)) was. i calculated that it was derived from the fact that criminals that were about to be hung had to step on to the trapdoor that was opened to let them fall to their demise. maybe that trapdoor was known as a "plate" in those days. i will try to find out whether i am right tomorrow because for now i do not care.

i think the phrase is a reference to baseball. one steps up to the 'home plate' to bat. a pitcher may not pitch the ball until one has stepped up to the plate (otherwise their pitches are invalid as they cannot be measured against the hitters capacity to hit). to step up to the plate is to present oneself as ready to receive the challenge in store.



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13 Feb 2013, 9:08 am

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b9 wrote:
i heard the words "maybe you should step up to the plate" tonight on TV, and i tried to calculate what the genesis of that saying (which i know the meaning of (it means accept responsibility)) was. i calculated that it was derived from the fact that criminals that were about to be hung had to step on to the trapdoor that was opened to let them fall to their demise. maybe that trapdoor was known as a "plate" in those days. i will try to find out whether i am right tomorrow because for now i do not care.

i think the phrase is a reference to baseball. one steps up to the 'home plate' to bat. a pitcher may not pitch the ball until one has stepped up to the plate (otherwise their pitches are invalid as they cannot be measured against the hitters capacity to hit). to step up to the plate is to present oneself as ready to receive the challenge in store.

i did not consider that. you are probably correct but i will still check it tomorrow.



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13 Feb 2013, 11:04 am

I'm so tired.


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13 Feb 2013, 11:29 am

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AAHAHAHAHA!! !

The psych I used to go to 3 years ago (the same one who had no f***ing clue) runs an adults with ASD support group.

AAHAHAHAHA!!

Maybe I should turn up one Tuesday :lmao:


That would be fun... for a laugh or two. 8)


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13 Feb 2013, 1:09 pm

I dunno what to say here at the moment.


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13 Feb 2013, 1:29 pm

I must get plenty of rest before the weekend.


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13 Feb 2013, 2:02 pm

I seem to be sidetracked lately.....


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13 Feb 2013, 2:07 pm

I don't know what it is but, some places give me the creeps..



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13 Feb 2013, 2:56 pm

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13 Feb 2013, 6:02 pm

Imagine how lively WP would be if all 70,000 members started posting at once. :D


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13 Feb 2013, 6:46 pm

I wish I had known the Czech word for "cone" before I went, even though it's on my avatar.


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13 Feb 2013, 6:51 pm

I need to sleep for a bit soon.


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13 Feb 2013, 7:49 pm

I need to phone and make an appointment with my doctor tomorrow morning.


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13 Feb 2013, 9:55 pm

Hunting trip #..., fudge, I don't know.

Saw, two decent sized goannas (one of them twice) and one koala bear sticking its head out a hollow in a tree (checking me out; smart bear). O, and some meat ants thought I was a meal.

Property clear.



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13 Feb 2013, 10:20 pm

Yeah, I feel a bit better after a two hour nap.


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